Pork Roast - Spicy
Pan-fried until the edges go dark and crispy, this pork fry is the kind of dish you eat standing in the kitchen before it ever reaches the table. Dry-roasted with spices and finished with a fistful of curry leaves.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 500 g Pork
- 250 g Small onions — chopped (Kunjulli)
- 1 - Mustard seeds
- 10 nos Red chillies (Kollamulaku)
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
- 2 tsp Pepper whole
- 3 tbsp Vinegar
- 2" piece Ginger
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 10 nos Garlic pods
- 1 tsp Maida
- 2" stick Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
- Salt, to taste
- 8 nos Cloves (Grambu)
- Oil to cook
Preparation
Step 1
1)Clean pork. Crush red chillies, ginger, garlic, pepper, cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds separately.
Step 2
Grind mustard seeds fine with a little vinegar. Marinate the pork in ginger, garlic, turmeric, salt, pepper and vinegar for 2 hours. Heat the oil in a pan or a kadai. Fry chopped onions till transparent. Add the crushed cinnamon and clove and fry for a little while. Add red chillies and cumin seeds and sauté.
Step 3
Add the ground mustard, meat and marinate. Fry, till the meat is coated with the masala and browns. Pressure-cook till meat is tender.
Step 4
Remove the meat from the gravy, slice, and pan-fry in oil. Arrange on a serving dish. Surround with lemon, onions, boiled vegetables like baby potatoes, carrots and beans.
Step 5
Fry the maida in a tsp of oil and add the gravy.Simmer till thick. Serve along with the meat.
Tip
Patience at the dry-roasting stage is everything. The longer you let the moisture evaporate, the more concentrated the flavour becomes.
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